Category: Middle East

May 5, 2024 / Doha

Visiting Qatar: All the Glittering Grains

“There’s nothing like a journey home after months abroad. It’s a relief. It can’t get…

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March 31, 2024 / Jeddah

Visiting Jeddah: Stand Fast the Crescent Moon

“Celebrations are unique around the world. They have a capacity for allowing visitors to be…

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February 5, 2024 / Dubai

Visiting Dubai: Plastic Fantastic

“To the inheriting makers of skyscrapers, monoliths, overpasses, canals and intricate systems of global trade:…

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January 21, 2024 / Abha

Visiting Abha: Forthwith Fall

“Mountaintop views are fairly good instructors. Most high points in life come quietly and can…

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January 20, 2024 / Middle East

Visiting: Rijal Almaa: Soul-Starved Green

“I know in the wretched bottom of my heart that my soul isn’t in the…

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January 19, 2024 / Middle East

Visiting Najran: Starseer

“There are places in the world which bring you back to your core, revealing the…

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January 13, 2024 / Al Hariq

Visiting Al Hariq: Fruits of the Dunes

“The world makes me feel small and alive at once.” – Old Sean Early Year…

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December 30, 2023 / Jeddah

Visiting Jeddah: Scuff Around, Scruff Abound

“Time is the least consistent and most fickle imposition on folks. It defines us in…

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December 28, 2023 / Middle East

Visiting Riyadh: Merry Unspecified

“Here’s the secret to all holiday stress; it’s always far, far better than holiday loneliness.”…

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December 24, 2023 / Fayd

Visiting Fayd: Veering Arrows Home

“All journeys across the world are infinitely more valuable once they include detours.” – Old…

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December 23, 2023 / Hail

Visiting Hail: The Generous Dusts

“The root of all generosity comes down to action. How far a person will go…

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December 22, 2023 / Jubbah

Visiting Jubbah: Warmth of Old Art

“When a stone remembers a person, they recall most deeply.” – Old Sean Rise and…

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December 21, 2023 / Buraydah

Visiting Buraydah: Sand Then Soul

“If you can do enough in a short period of time, that segment of passage…

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November 12, 2023 / Bahrain

Visiting Bahrain: Flyaway Thoughts

“I see your skyscrapers, your restaurants, your cafes and supercities. But where are you keeping…

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October 29, 2023 / Abu Dhabi

Visiting Abu Dhabi: Begone, Me Money

“Gone a dollar, gone a dime, gone a costly weekend of time. But methinks it…

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